In the event that you have just bought a Sony Xperia Ace that was owned by a relative, or that you have doubts about someone around you trying to hide things from you, note that there is a function on Android which offers the possibility of simply hiding data or folders on a smartphone. In this article, we will show you how to find hidden files or folders on Sony Xperia Ace?
For this, first, we will find out why it can be useful to hide or hide files or folders on a Sony Xperia Ace, then, using data management applications, first of all the native application, then Es File Explorer, which we think is the best application for show hidden files on a Sony Xperia Ace .
For what reasons to hide files or folders on your Sony Xperia Ace?
First of the parts of this guide, in this last, we will try to find out with you why it may be rational for some people to want to prevent access to certain documents on their Sony Xperia Ace. It is an increasingly widespread practice which is mainly due to the fact that we accumulate more and more data on our phones and in particular sensitive data. Whether it's identity documents, bank documents or personal photos, there can be various reasons for wanting to hide data on your Sony Xperia Ace.
How to view hidden files or folders on Sony Xperia Ace using an app?
It's time to learn how it is possible to recover those documents which are hidden from public view, you will notice that hidden files are not that much hidden and are only hidden from public view by simple adjustments. In the event that you really want to recover camouflaged data, you may need to disable the encryption of your Sony Xperia Ace.
Find hidden files or folders on Sony Xperia Ace using native data manager
So let's start the practical part of our article by showing you the technique to discover all the data or hidden folders on your Sony Xperia Ace using the file manager of your smartphone. This is the easiest solution that you can use, however, you may not be able to view all the hidden files or folders on your Sony Xperia Ace using this solution.
We therefore suggest that you, in the event that you have doubts about having missed certain files, to go through the second option of this guide to complete the procedure. Find out how to do it below:
- Open the native file manager of your Sony Xperia Ace
- Go to the "Settings" of your application
- Access the "Advanced" menu of it
- Check the option "Show hidden files"
- You will now be able by browsing in your file manager to see all the files which are originally hidden, this also includes the hidden system files of your Sony Xperia Ace
Show hidden files or folders on Sony Xperia Ace using Es File Explorer
Second solution, even if the native phone file managers are capable of a lot of things, they are most of the time less complete than applications dedicated to this functionality, this is notably the case of Es File Explorer, one of the managers that for us is one of the most efficient and which will simply allow you to have access to hidden files on your Sony Xperia Ace. Follow these few instructions to use it:
- Download and install Es File Explorer on your Sony Xperia Ace
- Open the application
- Drag the menu bar down
- Access the "Settings" of the application
- Check the “Show Hidden Files” option to show all the hidden files on your Sony Xperia Ace
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Sony Xperia Ace, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia Ace.
